Event.character

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public var character: char;

public char character;

Description

The character typed.

Used in EventType.KeyDown event. Note that EventType.KeyUp events might not contain a character, only Event.keyCode.

See Also: Event.keyCode.

function OnGUI() {
    var e : Event = Event.current;
    if (e.isKey) {
        Debug.Log("Detected character: " + e.character);
    }
}

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    void OnGUI() {
        Event e = Event.current;
        if (e.isKey)
            Debug.Log("Detected character: " + e.character);
        
    }
}